Budget Preview for Green County 1953 Levy Set
Green County board finance committee outlines a 1953 budget with a $796,827.49 tax levy on a $1,032,397.49 total budget, down from 1952. Highway department gains $40,000 for trunk road reconstruction. sheriff and radio outlay up. asylum and charities costs rise. education and old age aid change modestly. contingency funds and unclassified items adjust the overall proposal to balance income of $253,570 from non-property sources.
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Green County
County Board
Harry C. Young
Edward —_ Bidlingmaier
Joshua J. Hoesly
Wilma J
Sheriff's, Police and Radio Department
Charities and Corrections
Charities and Correction Department
Municipal Retirement Fund
Green County Publicity Committee
Rod and Gun Club
Court House
Sheriff's Department
Highway Administration
Bing Crosby's Wife Near Death in Beverly Hills
Dixie Lee Crosby, 40, wife of Bing Crosby, lay in a coma near death in Beverly Hills as the crooner stood at her bedside. Their four sons Lindsay 14 Gary 19 and twins Philip and Dennis 18 flew home from college. She had kidney ailments and recent abdominal surgery last July.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Dixie Lee Crosby
Bing Crosby
Lindsay
Gary
Philip
Dennis
Dixie
Bing
France
Hundreds of Fires Ravage Parched Regions Across States
Across more than twenty states in the eastern half, hundreds of fires burn through forests and brush as relief from snow showers and light rain appears limited. Army troops and National Guardsmen assist, with prison inmates aiding in Ohio. West Virginia reports 450 fires scorching 150000 acres, Kentucky about 200 fires over 17500 acres, while New York State has six fires under control after burning over 3000 acres.
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Associatea
Midwest
Asheville
N. C
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
New York State
Prisoners Free Three Hostages In Illinois Prison Riot
At Menard State Prison in Chester Illinois three guards held hostage during a riot were released after a conference between acting Gov Sherwood Dixon and rebellious inmates in the psychiatric division. The release followed newsmen being allowed to hear inmate complaints while seven guards remained hostage in the east cell block and about 332 prisoners held out.
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Chester
Ill
Menard State Prison
Sherwood Dixon
Dixon
Jerome E. Munie
Munie
Maryland Tho Tells of Bribes in College Football
Three University of Maryland players including quarterback Jack Scarbath report being offered bribes to soften the scoring in a game against Louisiana State University. Cosgrove, Navarro, and Scarbath all refused and notified authorities, naming the offering student from Washington.
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College Park
University of Maryland
Jack Scarbath
Maryland
Louisiana State University
Tom Cosgrove
Philadelphia
Frank Navarro
White Plains
N. Y
Scarbath
Baltimore
Washington
Ammon Turkey Farm Prepares for Holiday Poultry Demand
Ammon Sr. operates an 180 acre Winslow farm with 25 helpers processing bronzes and whites for a year round trade. He expects to market 16 000 to 17 000 birds this season and already holds about 4 000 dressed birds in Monroe cold storage.
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Ammon Turkey Farm
Winslow
John Ammon Sr
Monroe
Ammon
FBI Agent Captures Second Kidnap Figure
FBI agents report the second kidnap suspect has been captured after a pursuit near the local post office. The arrest follows an earlier capture in the same case and marks progress in the investigation.
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FBI
ROK Troops Drive Red Chinese From 'Sniper' for Seventh Time
ROK troops repelled repeated Red Chinese positions for the seventh time around a key sniper site while battles raged in Korea. The action followed heavy shelling and counterattacks as UN forces pressed to hold front lines amid ongoing shelling and minor gains. Casualty figures were not disclosed.
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ROK
Stevenson Attacks Eisenhower On Campaign Train Tour
Adlai E. Stevenson rallied 22,000 at Madison Square Garden New York after charging Eisenhower's campaign of expediency over principle. He denounced the GOP leadership and warned the final test comes in November as crowds cheered in Jersey City Paterson Newark and Garfield. Truman on his steamer train urged Midwest voters to back Stevenson with speeches in Hibbing Davenport and Chicago and pressed his message of distributing wealth and opposing millionaire influence.
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New York
Eisenhower
New York City
Korea
American Defense Department
South Korea
Minneapolis
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Eisen
Howev
University of Minnesota
James Forrestal
Defense
Stevenson
Adlai E. Stevenson
Pennyania
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Madison Square Garden
Garden
Jersey City
Paterson
Garfield
Newark
N. J
Republican Party
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Truman
Midwest
Adlai Stevenson
Uman
Hibbing
Minn
Iowa
Ilinois
Chicago
Minnesota
Davenport
Rock Island
Moline
AFL
Cook County
Chicago League For Political Education
Democratic Party
Wisconsin voters brace for final campaign week
The Associated Press reports full day of campaigning as candidates for state and national offices mobilize in Wisconsin before the November 4 election. Gov. Kohler addressed a Milwaukee audience via television and radio across 31 stations, urging turnout and support.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Kohler
Milwaukee
Command Switch Shelved as Twining Retains No.2 Air Force Post
The Air Force at the Pentagon announced Gen. Nathan Twining will continue as vice chief of staff, shelving prior plans to swap posts with Gen. Curtis LeMay of Strategic Air Command. The decision, made with President Truman and Senate Armed Forces Chair Russell, keeps current assignments intact after Vandenberg’s illness and return to duty.
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Twining
No.2 Air Force
Air Force
Pentagon
Nathan Ws
Curtis LeMay
Strategic Air Command
Omaha
LeMay
U. S. Senate
Senate
Hoyt
Vandenberg
Sue
Truman
Russell
Dga
Senate Armed Forces Committee
Gen. Twining
Rides and Reminders Boost Monroe Election Efforts
Monroe campaigns mobilize voters with free taxi rides to polls organized by a nonpartisan group led by L M Johnson and Leland Lambole y. A telephone calling campaign targets nonvoters after noon Tuesday as Boy Scouts hang Liberty Bell reminders. De Pere challenges Monroe in a Brown County voting contest. Registration remains open to election day with two property owners as witnesses.
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Monroe
L. A. Koenig
L. M. Johnson
Leland L. Lamboley
Johnson Garage
Boy Scouts
Raphael J. Daly
DePere
Brown County
Freda Bray
Industrial Promotion Corp Approved Plans For Monroe Corp
Industrial Promotion Corporation approves articles of incorporation and stock issuance plans for Monroe Industrial Development Corporation. State records indicate formal filing, corporate structure details, and ongoing authorization steps for the regional development project.
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Industrial Promotion Corporation
Monroe Industrial Development Corp
U S Casualty Total Hits 1 278 New High For Week During Year
Washington defense officials announced the largest weekly increase in Korean battle casualties in nearly a year with 1 278 killed missing and wounded bringing the total since hostilities began to 123 395. The rise from the previous week compares with a weekly high of 3 536 on Oct 5 1950 and a low of 123 on March 2.
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Washington A
Blood Donation Hours To Be Set In Monroe
Blood donation drive in Monroe set for November 5 with a Bloodmobile. Donors aged 21 to 59 must submit pledge cards to local banks or by mail to Bloodmobile Monroe Wis for scheduling. Mrs. Ralph H. Wenger leads, with Mines J A Rouch and C J Kwingel assisting. cards will note fatty food avoidance.
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Armed Forces
Red Cross Bloodmobile
Monroe
Wis
Ralph H. Wenger
J. A. Rouch
C. J. Kwingel
New Glarus No. 6
Gary Scherer Named Purdue Class Officer
Gary Scherer elected vice president of the Purdue University freshman class at Lafayette Indiana. He was one of sixteen candidates for president and, with the second highest vote total, automatically becomes vice president. He is the son of Harold E. Scherer and 1109 11th Avenue, Monroe High School graduate, enrolled in summer civil engineering courses.
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Ary Senerer
Veen
Purdue University
Lafayette
Ind
Scherer
Harold E. Scherer
11Th Avenue
Gary
Monroe High School
U S Officer Missing On Trip in Red Zone
An American officer is missing in the Soviet zone after a Sunday morning trip in western Pennsylvania. The search centers on location details and possible leads involving Stonebroker and Jeff Bertin from West Decatur.
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U.S
Red Zone
Red
West Decatur
Jeff Bertin
Hill battles renew as ROK troops seize Sniper Ridge
South Korean infantry fought hand to hand and with grenades to drive Chinese Reds from Pinpoint Hill and recapture the crest at Sniper Ridge after a 16 day contest. Gen Clark lauded Lt Gen Chung Ti Kwon for the fighting. Red artillery and air strikes pressed U N lines as B-29s pounded targets near Pyongyang and Sopo.
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Seoul
Pinpoint Hill
Armilery Pounds
Reds AP
John Randolph
Heartbreak Ridge
Mark Clark
Korea
Chung Ti Kwon
Reds
U. S. 7Th Divsion
Trian Hill
Kumsong
North Korea
Sopo
Pyongyang
Nixon Denies $250000 Holdings in Real Estate
Senator Richard Nixon rejects a Democratic claim that he and relatives own real estate valued at $250,000. He calls the charge a lie, defends his family’s modest holdings, and accuses opponents of desperate political scrutiny. The piece notes Democratic calls for Nixon to release tax returns and cites comments from Stephen Mitchell and Adlai Stevenson.
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Los Angeles
Richard Nixon
Democratic National Committee
Stevenson
Washington
Stephen Mitchell
Adlai Stevenson
Mitchell
Democratic National
GOP
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nixon
Mr. Stevenson
Mr. Sparkman
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Sharon Beer
Mary Ann Snowden
David Deininger
Kristy Knaack
Curt Heinzelman
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Robert Buchholtz
David Ensch
Danny Franklin
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Tommy Bacon
John Friedell
Illinois
Joint Chiefs of Staff
U. S
Army
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Dean Acheson
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